NORCROSS, Ga. ---- Following the completion of the regular season, the Auburn Montgomery baseball team will enter the upcoming Southern States Athletic Conference Tournament as the eighth seed, the league office announced Saturday.

The eight-team field will conference for the conference championship crown and an automatic berth to the NAIA World Series at Golden Park in Columbus, Ga., from April 30 to May 4. The 2013 tournament will feature two, four-team pools, with the winners meeting on Saturday in a winner-take-all single game.

AUM will take the field for the first time in the tournament on Tuesday, by taking on Faulkner at 6 p.m. CST. The Warhawks and Eagles completed a three-game series on Friday, with Faulkner earning a sweep.

On Wednesday, AUM and Belhaven will square off at 2:30 p.m. CST, before an off day on Thursday. The Warhawks will conclude pool play on Friday by taking on the Hornets at 11 a.m. CST.